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well lets not group belgian dubbels and tripels with ipas for one. RR is great because they make awesome sours year round, and pliny is at the very very top of the ipa list. of course great things are happening in the beer world, but when's the last time you could get a super dank cantillon or armand brew for 12 dollars or easily trade for it? tripels and dubbels are ancient styles and once you've had a great one , there is really no room for creativity or diversity. westmalle, westy, whatever you prefer, they all taste similar, albeit great.
other than a few select breweries, there aren't many sours in the US, and it is a relatively new style for US breweries. they are also, from what i understand, extremely difficult to brew and require dedication and extensive resources. so unless you can get some izzy , ddg, armand 4 zomer or others on tap or bottled any time, RR stuff is an excellent substitute. and for those that are beer snobs such as my self, it is one of the few breweries that can hold its own even as our beer elitism grows and grows. there are millions of other reasons for the RR hype that i know but simply dont care enough to write up. excuse the poor punctuation i currently have no shift key.

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When they bottled it last and you could find it in stores, the cashier at Bottle Barn called it Pliny Lite.
I wish they would bottle it again.
I'm thankful for the people visiting Santa Rosa who bring bottles to trade and share.

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The hype around their sours is well deserved. I've never had any of their hoppier options so I can't compare. The Belgian beers are fine but definitely not among the best out there. However, I don't think there's a lot of hype around those beers like the sours and IPAs/DIPAs.

This is silly. RR Is hyped because their sours are fucking PHENOMENAL, and as for their hoppy offerings........well who the fuck cares about Blind Pig, PtE, or PtY....I mean obviously those three just suck ass right? [/sarcasm]

Every time I go home, I consistently make it a point to have supplication as a permanent fixture in my fridge. I am absolutely obsessed with this beer. And this is coming from a cali boy who goes to school an hour from HF so take that FWIW

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Having had some Cantillon and Drie Fonteinen recently in Brussels, I have to say that Russian River sours like Supplication hold up well. I felt that Cantillon Lou Pepe Kriek was somewhat similar to Supplication- it was more fruity and less boozy.. they are not the same thing obviously but Supplication is a lot easier for me to get than LPK. So in this instance, I will keep buying up Supplication. Thanks Russian River for making great wilds.

this is the worst thread ever. russian river makes brilliant beer that is hyped because of its amazing consistency. its very hard to master so many different styles and literally everything theyve done is a benchmark in terms of American styles. Also, have you even ever been to Belgium? Talked to the brewers there and how they feel
about these "ancient" brews from Westmalle? Be thankful you can get Russian River, its truly a gift to be bless with such a wide arrange of great beer from one brewery. Shout out to Row 2 love that shit.

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Seriously, I have to concur, I can't poo poo shit until I can get it on the regular...Russian River that is, this goes for Heady Topper as well. Hoping that @ some point distribution reaches NE Ohio, I'd rather buy it in the wild than trade or buy online.